Cost of living comparison
Cabo Verde is 5.3% cheaper than Yemen.
If you lived in Cabo Verde instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 13.3% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$4.19
CVE432.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$4.43
CVE458.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.21
CVE125.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.75
CVE77.03
|
|
pay 22.6% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$1.48
CVE152.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$2.84
CVE293.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$3.88
CVE400.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.46
CVE253.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.78
CVE286.96
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.14
CVE118.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.94
CVE97.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$0.93
CVE96.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$1.33
CVE137.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.61
CVE63.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.68
CVE70.44
|
|
pay 1.8% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$5.65
CVE584.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$20.69
CVE2,138.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$26,607.54
CVE2,749,524.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$13.30
CVE1,374.76
|
|
pay 13.2% more for housing
Yemen
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$60.53
CVE6,255.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$269.88
CVE27,888.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$191.54
CVE19,792.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$61.63
CVE6,368.11
|
|
pay 4.1% less for childcare
Yemen
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$112.11
CVE11,585.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$1,714.71
CVE177,191.60
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$3.06
CVE315.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$1.30
CVE134.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$4.56
CVE470.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$31.21
CVE3,224.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$5.91
CVE611.01
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Cabo Verde
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$29.56
CVE3,055.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$78.84
CVE8,146.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$147.82
CVE15,275.14
|
|
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